The two guards widened their eyes and were at a loss for words when they saw Duan Gujin acting so extravagantly.
If it were them, they certainly wouldn't have spent 400,000 Gold Coins to buy a Pill Furnace.
"Do you sell Spiritual Medicine here?" Duan Gujin stored the Pill Furnace and continued to ask.
"Yes! Yes! Not only do we sell Spiritual Medicine, but we also sell Elixir Pills and various types of Pill Furnaces, everything you could wish for!" the person in charge replied hastily.
"Good, then take this list and prepare the Spiritual Medicines for me!"
Duan Gujin quickly handed a list to the person in charge and instructed him to gather the medicines.
"Alright! Wait here for a moment; we have a dedicated Pharmacist who will prepare the medicines for you!"
The person in charge did not dare delay and quickly instructed his Pharmacist to gather the Spiritual Medicines.
Half an hour later, his Pharmacist had finally gathered all of the Spiritual Medicines Duan Gujin requested, and charged him a fee of 10,000 Gold Coins.
Seeing Duan Gujin spending money so lavishly, the two guards were flabbergasted and full of astonishment.
But Duan Gujin let out a sigh of relief; at last, all the materials were assembled.
Although it was expensive, he believed it was worth it.
After returning to the small courtyard, Duan Gujin immediately started to circulate his Primordial Power and began to refine elixir pills.
"True Alchemy requires the use of Martial Soul Flames for refinement! The Elixir Pills here I've seen are full of impurities, leaving a lot of poisonous pill residue inside the body! Therefore, I must step in personally!"
If possible, Duan Gujin wouldn't want to forcefully stimulate the Martial Soul Flames within his body, given that the power of his Martial Soul was still weak, to perform Alchemy.
Even a single mistake could cause his Divine Soul to suffer some damage.
But to improve his Cultivation as quickly as possible, he was willing to take the risk.
After preparing the pile of Spiritual Medicines in their correct dosages, he put them all into the Pill Furnace, then stimulated the Primordial Power, released the Martial Soul Flames, and began the refinement.
One hour passed, and his first attempt failed.
Fortunately, he had anticipated such an outcome, so he had prepared three portions of Spiritual Medicines.
He took a deep breath, and after a moment of quick thinking, he figured out the reason for his failure.
"It turns out I haven't completely mastered control over the Martial Soul Flames within my body, and this Pill Furnace's grade is also too low, making it difficult to manage the timing and temperature!"
Duan Gujin promptly took some Elixir Pills to recuperate and rested for two hours.
Once he recovered his strength, he began to refine elixir pills once again.
This time, even though he was cautious and had learned from his first attempt at refining Elixir Pills, he still failed.
This failure did not discourage him; he found the reasons for his mistakes.
He once again took a bunch of Elixir Pills for recuperation, rested for half a day, and then made one last attempt at refining Elixir Pills.
This time, after one hour of refinement, he succeeded.
"At last, success!"
Duan Gujin held the sparkling, translucent Elixir Pills, took a deep breath.
After a while, he slightly furrowed his brows; from the scent emitted by the pills, he determined there were still some flaws.
Fortunately, these shortcomings did not affect the efficacy of the Elixir Pills and would not leave a lot of poisonous pill residue in his body.
But given his current conditions, the fact that he could refine Elixir Pills of this quality was quite an achievement.
"This is really great!"
Duan Gujin quickly consumed the Nourishing Spirit Elixir and, after another period of recuperation, had a good night's rest.
Early the next morning, he solemnly consumed one of the Elixir Pills he had refined.
After ingesting the pill, he immediately sat cross-legged to recuperate and cultivate.
Within ten breaths' time, a warm current surged up from his lower abdomen, then spread into every inch of his meridians and flesh, nourishing his body.
The warmth invigorated him, made every pore of his body open up.
This sensation lasted for two hours before dissipating.
He exhaled deeply, about to get up when he suddenly felt an unbearable pain in his stomach.
"Trouble!"
Hurriedly, he left the room and headed to the latrine next door.
Moments later, he started to experience diarrhea.
The reason for his diarrhea was the thrice-consumption of Martial Soul Flames and the intake of Elixir Pills resulted in the expulsion of impurities from his body.
Therefore, not long after taking the Elixir Pills, he began to experience diarrhea.
"It looks like the effects of this medicine are really good!"
Duan Gujin exhaled a breath of turbid air and once again sat cross-legged to consolidate his foundation.
An hour later, he ingested three Soul Nourishing Pills.
A day passed, and he finally completed the first step of opening his Martial Meridians.
But this was just the first attempt to open up his meridians; he had not yet truly opened up the Martial Meridians within his body. He still needed to clear his Meridians eight more times before he could succeed.
This time, Duan Gujin went back to the alchemy room and purchased enough Spiritual Medicine for ten portions.
Once he had gathered all the Spiritual Medicine, his mood was exceptionally buoyant.
"Now all is in readiness except for the opportunity!"
The Elixir Pills for clearing the Martial Meridians could not be taken continuously; otherwise, his body wouldn't be able to withstand it.
The best way to take it was once every two days, a total of nine times.
After the nine times, he would be able to open the first Martial Meridian.
To open the second Martial Meridian, sufficient cultivation would be needed to support it, merely relying on the effects of Elixir Pills was not enough.
On the eighth day, just as he was about to recuperate after taking the Spiritual Medicine, there came a knock on the door.
Upon opening the door, he saw it was his mother Mu Feiyan.
Mu Feiyan's eyebrows were tightly knitted. She glanced at Duan Gujin and inquired why he had bought such an expensive Pill Furnace.
Duan Gujin's eyes flickered, his mind whirling as he thought of an excuse.
After some thought, he decided it would be better to prepare his mother in advance.
Although he had eventually slain the bandits who murdered his family, he was still unable to ascertain the true mastermind, which was a regret in his former life.
"In this life, I must find the real culprit!"
Duan Gujin's eyes suddenly burst with a cold light.
"Mother, I need it to refine Elixir Pills! That's why I bought it!" he said calmly.
"Pfft!"
Mu Feiyan rolled her eyes, saying, "How could I not know what you are capable of? Do you think refining Elixir Pills is that easy? You can't even release a Martial Soul!"
"Mother, look!"
Duan Gujin gave a cold laugh, with a mere thought, a white Heavenly Dragon Illusion appeared above his head.
Seeing the white Heavenly Dragon Martial Soul Illusion, Mu Feiyan was stunned and muttered, "So you can already cultivate!"
Duan Gujin knew that his mother had always cared deeply for him, but the influence of an indulgent mother also played a significant role in his past failures.
"Yes, not only can I cultivate now, but I can also perform Alchemy, look!"
Duan Gujin immediately took out the Pill Furnace and activated his Martial Soul Flames. Under the influence of his Martial Soul Flames, the Pill Furnace quickly became extremely hot.